Hymenoptera11 species

Family Xiphydriid Wood Wasps (Xiphydriidae)

Xiphydriidae is a family in the order Hymenoptera. Browse 11 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Xiphydriidae (11)

Xiphydria maculata

Identification: Females are readily identifiable by the combination of white antennae (only shared with X. polia ) and reddish-orange legs.

Xiphydria mellipes

Identification: Per Spencer Monckton here , species of Xiphydria "are easily identified by colouration: black antennae, red legs, and black abdomen with lateral white spots says ... Xiphydria mellipes." This species prefers birch. Larvae bore and fee

Xiphydria polia

Identification: Females are readily identifiable by the combination of white antennae (only shared with X. maculata ) and entirely black legs. Males are unique in their white antennae.

Xiphydria tibialis

Identification: Females have black antennae, black and white-marked legs, and the abdomen usually black (occasionally red) with white to yellow spots. Males are recognized by the mostly yellow mesopleuron and the black ground color of the head. Addit